Slidable clip



C. C. HARRIS SLIDABLE CLIP May 5, 1936.

Filed Oct. 17, 1954 Patented May 5, 1936 ilhtlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7Claims.

This invention relates to a clip to be applied to a pencil, fountainpen, or other implement for the purpose of securing it in the pocket orin a notebook or similar place.

The principal objects of the invention are to provide a clip for such anarticle without screws, rivets, or prongs for holding it in position; toprovide a clip of this character capable of sliding longitudinally ofthe article on which it is mounted for the purpose of enabling the userto place the article in two different positions, in one of which theimplement is entirely concealedin the pocket, notebook or the like, andto provide a clip of this character with simple and inexpensive means bywhich an emblem or the like can be applied to it.

ther objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is afront View of a mechanical pencil showing a preferred embodiment of thisinvention;

Fig. 2 is an edge view;

Fig. 3 is an edge view, partly in section, showing the clip in such aposition that no part of the casing of the pencil projects above it;

Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the three parts of the device separatedfrom each other;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the clip looking in the direction of the arrow5 in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an elevation of an eraser and its holder, looking in thedirection of the arrow 6 in Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing a modification;

Fig. 8 is an edge View of the same partly in section and Fig. 9 is asectional view on the line 99 of Fig. 1.

Although I have shown the invention as applied to a flat pencil of thetype in which the lead can be mechanically adjusted, it is to beunderstood that the invention itself can be applied to a fountain pen,round pencil, or other implement adapted to be carried in a pocket,notebook, score pad or the like.

In the form of the invention shown in the first six figures, it is shownas applied to a pencil having a casing [0 which is provided with a spaceI I at the top. Down into this space from the top projects a leg l2 of aspring clip l3. At the bottom this leg is turned up to form a foot Hi.This foot is so formed that it will press with some force against onewall of the space H suificiently to form a frictional contact. Thisholds the clip in any place in which it may be placed along the penciland yet allow it to be adjusted lengthwise. This foot constitutes themeans for holding the clip in position, thus avoiding the use of screws,rivets, prongs or other mechanical fastening devices.

The clip itself extends out of the top of the pencil, fountain pen, orwhatever implement it is applied to, and is spaced from the outersurface at the top and extends down a reasonable distance. In the formshown, the pencil is illus- 10 trated as reduced in diameter just belowthe foot M and the clip is provided with a depressed end i 5 of convexshape inwardly. These two surfaces, one convex and one concave, assistin holding the clip in the full line position, as shown in Fig. 3.

The clip is shown as provided with a slot l6 widening towards the bottomand having a hole H at the top separated from the slit by a neck. Thisis for the purpose of holding an emblem, button, or the like IS. Theemblem is provided with two prongs 19 so spaced that they can beinserted in the slit I6 and forced upwardly until the prongs, pressedtogether by the neck, spring out and thereby hold the emblem in positionwith suflicient security for ordinary purposes. The emblem is removedeasily by pressing the prongs together and drawing it downwardly.

At the top of the space II is provided a casing 20 which has an eraser2| projecting from one end. As shown, this casing is provided withprojections 22 which project beyond the edge of the casing iii andprevent its slipping down into the space I i. This eraser casing can beplaced in either of two positions, obviously, in one of which, as shownin Fig. 1, it is not ready for use but is 3 protected in the space I]and in the other of which, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the eraserprojects outwardly and is ready for use.

The purpose of the adjustment of the clip I3 is as follows: Ordinarilythe clip occupies the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. Now, ifthis implement is put into the pocket in this position, the casing 20projects up above the top of the pocket. If it is not desired to: haveany projection above the top of the pocket, the whole pencil is forceddownwardly and the clip occupies the relative position shown in dottedlines in Fig. 3. The top loop of the clip then being even wth the top ofthe casing 20, that casing will be concealed in the pocket.

The casing is shown as having a small indentation forming a projection21 on the inside constituting a definite stop for the bent part of theclip. This practically locks the clip in place.

The stop can be forced back with a suitable implement to release theclip.

The rest of the invention can be carried out without the feature justmentioned above in the form shown in Figs. '7 and 8. In this case theclip 23 has its foot 24 nearer the top of the casing and projecting upto the bottom of the casing 20 or the eraser 2|, as the case may be. Inthis case a solid clip is shown having a hump 25 and a spring end 26engaging the outside of the pencil or the like. In this case the clip isnot a sliding one in the sense that it can be moved to two positions, ineither one of which it can be left for some useful purpose. However, itstill retains the feature of being readily detachable and in fact,readily applied without the use of mechanical fastening devices and willstay in position against any force except one strong enough to overcomethe friction on the inside of the casing.

This clip, in either form shown, is useful on account of the abovementioned characteristics. It can be made as ornamental as desired. Itprovides simple, detachable means for holding the button or emblem [8.It is a neat and comparatively inexpensive construction to make andapply to a pencil, either round or flat, fountain pen, or any otherimplement. Of course, it can be used Without any eraser and it can beused in a notebook, by a stenographer, salesman, etc., or on a score padfor golf or any game.

Having thus described my invention and the advantages thereof, I do notwish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise than asset forth in the claims, but what I claim is:-

1. As an article of manufacture, an implement casing with a hollow spaceat the top, a clip of spring material on the outside of the casing forattachment to the top of a pocket or the like, said clip having a legextending down into said space from the top thereof, and means on theclip to engage the opposite side of the space for holding the clipfrictionally in position.

2. As an article of manufacture, an implement casing with a hollow spacein the top, a clip of spring material movable up and down bodily on theoutside of the casing for attachment to the top of a pocket or the likeand having a leg extending down into said space and a foot at the bottomof the leg extending along one side of said space of such shape and sizeas to slidably engage the opposite side of the space for holding theclip frictionally but adjustably in position.

3. In an article of the character described, the combination of a casinghaving a hollow space at the top, a clip of spring material having anoutside portion and a leg extending down in said space from the top ofthe casing along one side thereof and extending back against theopposite side of the space at its bottom to provide a frictional contactagainst the wall of the space and second casing fitting the top of saidspace, whereby it can be placed in the space projecting therefrom,whereby, when the article is placed in a pocket or the like, with theclip in its lowest position therein, the whole article can be forceddown relative to the clip so that the second casing will come to a pointbehind the top of the clip and therefore be concealed in the pocket ofthe user.

4. The combination of a casing having a hollow space at the top, a cliphaving an outside portion and a leg extending down from the top of thecasing against the opposite side of the space at its bottom to provide africtional contact against the surface of the space, an eraser casinghaving an eraser therein, said eraser casing fitting the top of saidspace, whereby it can be placed in the space projecting therefrom,either with the eraser exposed or with it protected in the casing of thepencil, and stops intermediate of the ends of the eraser casing toprevent its being moved beyond a certain point into the pencil casing,whereby, when the pencil is placed in the pocket or the like when theclip is in its lowest position therein, the whole pencil can be forceddown relative to the clip so that the eraser casing will come to a pointbehind the top of the clip and therefore be concealed in the pocket ofthe user.

5. As an article of manufacture, an implement having a hollow space atthe top thereof provided with a clip for holding it in a pocket ornotebook, said clip being frictionally held in position in said spaceand being adjustable along it, the clip having a slot on its outer side,and an emblem having prongs adapted to project through the slot to holdthe emblem in position.

6. As an article of manufacture, an implement having a clip for holdingit in a pocket or notebook, the clip having a slot provided with a necknear the top and a hole beyond the neck and communicating therewith, andan emblem having prongs adapted to spring into the hole when it has beenmoved up the slot to hold the emblem in position.

'7. As an article of manufacture, a pencil casing provided with a hollowspace at one end and a clip on the outside of the casing, the cliphaving a leg extending from the end of the casing into said space, and astop on the wall of the casing inside to prevent the withdrawal of theclip.

CARL C. HARRIS.

